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  • There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting today, August 13, 2024, at 10:00 am.  The meeting will be held at Michael Smith’s Farm located at 2793 Joe Hodges Rd, Statesboro, Ga 30458. Look for the Peanut Shade Tree Meeting signs. We will meet at his equipment shelter which is located on Lotts Creek Road behind a sunflower…

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  • There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 10:00 am.  The meeting will be held at Michael Smith’s Farm located at 2793 Joe Hodges Rd, Statesboro, Ga 30458. Look for the Peanut Shade Tree Meeting sign. We will meet at his equipment shelter which is located on Lotts Creek Road behind a…

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  • Midville Field Day Cancelled

    The Midville Field Day scheduled for tomorrow, August 7th, has been cancelled due to excessive rainfall this weekend and Tropical Storm Debby.

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  • The Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 10:00 am has been cancelled due to the Tropical Depression Debby forecast.  Hopefully, we will be able to reschedule.

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  • There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 10:00 am.  The meeting will be held at Michael Smith’s Farm located at 2793 Joe Hodges Rd, Statesboro, Ga 30458. Look for the Peanut Shade Tree Meeting sign. We will meet at his equipment shelter which is located on Lotts Creek Road behind a…

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  • The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2024 Mid-Year Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro. The inaugural Mid-Year Meeting is held in conjunction with a UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop conducted by members of the UGA Research & Extension Cotton Team. We need to be supportive and reap the benefits…

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  • Scouting for Stink Bugs in Cotton

    I know many of you have the stink bug pocket scouting decision aid that has been given out for many years. Be sure to look at the below information to familiarize yourself with the different stink bug thresholds in cotton per week of bloom.

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  • Cotton Aphid Fungus

    Aphids have really increased in numbers over the past couple weeks in many cotton fields in the county. However, I observed the cotton aphid fungus in a few cotton fields I visited on Monday of this week. It looked like it was just getting started, so hopefully many of the fields with high aphid numbers will…

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  • The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2024 Mid-Year Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro. The inaugural Mid-Year Meeting is held in conjunction with a UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop conducted by members of the UGA Research & Extension Cotton Team. We need to be supportive and reap the benefits…

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  • Peanuts The recent hotter and drier weather has brought with it the first activity from the lesser cornstalk borer (LCSB) to peanut fields within the county. I have found the presence of some LCSB in several peanut fields in the county within the last week. Please take a moment to check your fields for the…

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